<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
	<meta charset="UTF-8"/>
	<meta name="keywords" content="coloring, recoloring, recolor all"/>
	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../Shared/sty/standard.css"/>
	<script defer src="../../Shared/js/toc.js"></script>
	
	<title>If syntax highlighting seems not working properly in CotEditor on Mac</title>
</head>

<body>

<h1>If syntax highlighting seems not working properly in CotEditor on Mac</h1>

<p>When syntax highlighting seems not working properly, try the following procedure:</p>
<ol>
	<li><p>In the CotEditor app <img class="appicon" srcset="../../Shared/gfx/icon_32x32@2x.png 2x" alt=""/> on your Mac, choose Format &gt; Syntax &gt; Recolor All.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>If it doesn’t help, the possible causes are:</p>
<ul>
	<li><p>There is something inadequate in your text (for example, inadequate programming syntax).</p></li>
	<li><p>There is something inadequate in your syntax definition.</p></li>
	<li><p>CotEditor's syntax highlighting extraction algorithm cannot correctly identify the sections to highlight.</p></li>
</ul>


<section id="cf">
<h2>See also</h2>
<ul>
	<li><a href="syntax_definition.html">Define a syntax in CotEditor on Mac</a></li>
</ul>
</section>

</body>
</html>
